Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-15

= ait must bs conceded that none O
the things subjected to internal reve
'uus sxscsions are strictly speaking
necessariss. There appears to be m
just complaint of this taxation by tn
consumers of these articles, and ther
seems to'be nothing so'well able II
bear the burden without hardship t.
any portion OF the people; but on
present tariff laws, the vicious. ine-
qnitabls and illogical source Of unne'
eessary taxation, ought to be at onne
revised and amended" :.
The above lisa portion ofthe Presi
dents able message :, 70 ,...s Congress
There never can be q clearsr or more
truthful statement o. iacts, than the
Above. gr2',, a4-3,r.> h,f/.
The people ot North Caroltna never
have complained at the tax on -Wbis'
key, Tobacco &c, The manufacturer
has never objected to the amount he
pays as taxes to the Government
He simply adds the tax upon his man'
usactured article, which sells. just as
readily. and he gets his profits all the
same. No. sane man can deny but
the consumer, in the end pays the
tar. the man, woman or child who
does not, chew, smoke or drink, pays
no part Of this tax, SO it can be 10
hardship to them.
The people complain, we repeat,
not at the tax they pay. But at the
mode and manner adopted by the re-
publican party for Its collection, they
justly complain at this, the system is
hateful and annoying in the extreme.
In this matter, let the Government
recognize the people as citizens and
not as subjects. No man can zee his
property cut up aud destroyed or
his business suspended d upon a mere
technical evasion of the law. No man
can manufacture an article from the
products Of his own labor, and then
see the Government take charge Of il,
lock it up and hold it with favorable
opinion OF the. law. No man can
tamely submit to ] system Of espsoin
sge adopted BY the Government. No
man can justify law that destroys q
mans property for a violation of the
Law. he may be punished in his person
but to wantonly. aud often malicious.
ly destroy and cut up his property is
In violation Of the plainest principles
OF orr fundamental law.
These are the haadships aud ini-
quities OF the Internal Revenue sys-
tenn. Let the Congress, modify alter,
change or abolish the system, then
there will be no further complaint
against the tyranney OF She Govern
msnt in enforcing the collection Of
ths Internal Revenue tax.
in reference to the tax imposed by
the Government tupon mere than 1000
imported articles, called the tariff.
This Is altogether quite a different
thing. This tan effects everybody in
the whole land, 1t imposes a burden
upon the poor man, the laboring man,
II taxes the blankets. The shpes, the
wooien goods Of every description,
which 60 into the every day use Of
every body 1t hurts the widow and
her children, il hurts the farmer in
.svery implement oppoBr bis farm, it
ersstes uionopoiiss aHcs naoksi the rich
manufacturer fieBer ii sf6e expense Of
the toiling masses. it makes the toll
ing masses poorer everyday that the
monopOiist may grow,richer.
Taxation there must be. The choice
10 between the kinds OF taxation;
each nsu may decide for himself, i
he will examine the subject free from
prejudice, which is the least burdeu.
sumo 10 him, TO his family and TO biz
country What shsn is the impera,
tive duty resting upoh the present
Cppgress., | ,-+ ~;
The REcORDER may not De able tc
sdvi-e in this mighty and vezatiou'